Even though I grew up in a small town in Maine, my unhealthy obsession with food began on TikTok.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: Maine must remain vigilant in protecting its forests
An early intervention program to guard against the dreaded spruce budworm won’t come cheap, but the cost of doing nothing would be much greater.
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Opinion: Weight-loss drugs are great, but real food still matters
Our broken food system is ultimately at the center of the nation’s obesity numbers and must be addressed.
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Commentary: Trump’s Ukraine policy in 2025 will show if he is a winner or a loser
As Russia viciously bombed Ukrainian cities over Christmas and shot down an Azeri airliner with antiaircraft fire, it was hard to ignore the message from Moscow. A new foreign policy era has begun even before Donald Trump takes office. It will be quickly defined by how the president-elect deals with Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The […]
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Opinion: Americans must hang tough in battle of fairness versus greed
Maine is at the forefront of the fight with its voter-approved decision to limit cash contributions to political action committees.
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Opinion: Romney’s exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington desperately needs
The departure of the former Massachusetts governor from public service is a significant blow to the political middle.
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Ray Vensel: Fairfield display, Nativity and the First Amendment
A Christian nativity display at a park in Fairfield raises questions about the wall of separation between church and state, Vensel writes.
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Douglas Rooks: Judicial ethics complaints can’t be ignored
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court dilemma raises interesting questions about the ethics crisis engulfing the nation’s highest court, the columnist writes.
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Commentary: How our words about the Israel-Hamas war can add to hostilities — or help on a path to peace
The language people use to talk about the Israel-Hamas war has power: It can contribute to misunderstanding and alienation, but it can also bring about appreciation for concepts that can seem impossible during this kind of conflict, such as peace. I was born to a Palestinian Arab father and an Israeli Jewish mother — a […]
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Opinion: How to stay in the moment — even when it feels like end times
Jesus, often pitched as the antidote to our anxieties, also makes a compelling case for embracing our fear.